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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      72,445</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,452</td>
<td class="r data">      17,810</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">      35,824</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      84,910</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,229</td>
<td class="r data">      20,936</td>
<td class="r data">         333</td>
<td class="r data">      42,345</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      91,248</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,004</td>
<td class="r data">      23,588</td>
<td class="r data">         580</td>
<td class="r data">      43,020</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      91,119</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">      24,202</td>
<td class="r data">      24,551</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">      41,485</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">    62.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      92,305</td>
<td class="r data">         321</td>
<td class="r data">      26,187</td>
<td class="r data">      25,106</td>
<td class="r data">         730</td>
<td class="r data">      39,909</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">    43.4</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      90,241</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">      25,664</td>
<td class="r data">      25,284</td>
<td class="r data">         792</td>
<td class="r data">      37,938</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    42.3</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      85,578</td>
<td class="r data">         902</td>
<td class="r data">      24,637</td>
<td class="r data">      24,210</td>
<td class="r data">         907</td>
<td class="r data">      34,841</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      79,325</td>
<td class="r data">       3,463</td>
<td class="r data">      23,501</td>
<td class="r data">      21,241</td>
<td class="r data">         910</td>
<td class="r data">      30,148</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      74,255</td>
<td class="r data">      12,011</td>
<td class="r data">      22,655</td>
<td class="r data">      16,524</td>
<td class="r data">         997</td>
<td class="r data">      22,013</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">    35.4</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      66,654</td>
<td class="r data">      15,140</td>
<td class="r data">      21,117</td>
<td class="r data">      13,845</td>
<td class="r data">         951</td>
<td class="r data">      15,552</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      69,170</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,250</td>
<td class="r data">      16,988</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">      33,574</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      81,276</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,989</td>
<td class="r data">      19,965</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">      39,925</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      87,403</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,685</td>
<td class="r data">      22,571</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">      40,522</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      87,352</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">      23,885</td>
<td class="r data">      23,527</td>
<td class="r data">         596</td>
<td class="r data">      39,068</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
<td class="r data">    61.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      88,290</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">      25,805</td>
<td class="r data">      24,107</td>
<td class="r data">         705</td>
<td class="r data">      37,308</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">    42.4</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      86,201</td>
<td class="r data">         479</td>
<td class="r data">      25,297</td>
<td class="r data">      24,188</td>
<td class="r data">         764</td>
<td class="r data">      35,409</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    41.3</td>
<td class="r data">    58.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      81,820</td>
<td class="r data">         888</td>
<td class="r data">      24,311</td>
<td class="r data">      23,176</td>
<td class="r data">         881</td>
<td class="r data">      32,487</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">    40.1</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      75,765</td>
<td class="r data">       3,365</td>
<td class="r data">      23,163</td>
<td class="r data">      20,393</td>
<td class="r data">         889</td>
<td class="r data">      27,894</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      71,154</td>
<td class="r data">      11,687</td>
<td class="r data">      22,376</td>
<td class="r data">      15,847</td>
<td class="r data">         973</td>
<td class="r data">      20,220</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    34.0</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      63,865</td>
<td class="r data">      14,784</td>
<td class="r data">      20,877</td>
<td class="r data">      13,188</td>
<td class="r data">         926</td>
<td class="r data">      14,044</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,010</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,139</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,285</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         832</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,278</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,540</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">         910</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,359</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,391</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         255</td>
<td class="r data">         896</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,233</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       3,478</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">         882</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">       2,304</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       3,495</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">         969</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">       2,235</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,257</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         223</td>
<td class="r data">         927</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">       2,066</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">    68.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,046</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,956</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       2,691</td>
<td class="r data">         314</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">         599</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       1,568</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,370</td>
<td class="r data">         346</td>
<td class="r data">         159</td>
<td class="r data">         569</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">       1,272</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         265</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    41.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    40.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    48.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         537</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         297</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         545</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         294</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         501</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">    72.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         514</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         298</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         410</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">    73.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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